The 11 high school principals of the Northeastern Conference schools voted down a proposal yesterday from the conference’s athletic directors to add Masconomet, as well as four schools from the Greater Boston League, into the NEC.Six NEC schools — Salem, Danvers, Swampscott, Lynn English, Winthrop and Gloucester — voted against admitting Masconomet, Medford, Malden, Everett and Somerville in, which would have created a 16-team conference. A successful vote required two-thirds of the principals to vote yes (8 out of 11).This is the third time that a vote in which Masconomet and/or the Greater Continue reading >>>

Posted: Saturday, October 19, 2013 3:00 am NEC-GBL merger proposal defeated By Joyce Erekson / The Daily Item Itemlive.com | 0 comments Posted on October 19, 2013 Continue reading >>>

To the surprise of no one, the Northeastern Conference principals voted 6-5 against allowing the four remaining Greater Boston League teams, along with the Cape Ann League’s Masconomet, into the NC.Eight yes votes were needed. The six no’s were Salem, Winthrop, Gloucester, Danvers, Swampscott and Lynn English.“It’s very disappointing. I thought this would have been a great thing for the league,” said Beverly athletic director James Coffey, who made the presentation yesterday. “I thought we could have become a 16-team superleague, one of the best in the state.”The news was the latest Continue reading >>>

The racetrack’s ownership team intends to replace Caesars with another casino manager in its effort to win the sole Greater Boston resort casino license.

(NECN: Peter Howe, Boston/Cambridge, Mass.) - Along both sides of the Charles River and around Fenway Park, Boston is gearing up for one of the biggest, boomingest weekends the hospitality industry could hope for: A combination of the Head of the Charles Regatta and the Red Sox playing the Detroit Tigers Saturday and potentially Sunday for the American League pennant.The Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau estimates the regatta, with its 300,000 spectators and 9,000 rowers and participants from 19 nations, will pump $30 million Continue reading >>>

BOSTON — Boston’s two mayoral candidates appealed to the business community Thursday, when they both took questions at a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce breakfast. The business community has largely stayed on the sidelines of the mayoral race. Neither candidate has obvious ties to business. But the ballroom at the Copley Plaza was packed Thursday morning with business leaders eager to hear what the candidates had to say. Select Coverage: Boston Mayoral Race 10/17: Environmental Group Wades Into Race 10/16: Connolly And Walsh Turn To Biography In First Televised Continue reading >>>

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ComedySportzBoston (CSz), the fast-paced, family-friendly improvisational comedy played as a sport, that's a hit in Chicago, Philadelphia, New York and Portland, - it is coming to Greater Boston. Shows are Fridays and Saturdays beginning today, October 18 and running through December 20, 2013 (November 8(6pm) 9 (5pm) are during the Boston Comedy Festival) at Davis Square Theatre, 255 Elm Street, Somerville. Doors open at 6:30pm and show begins at 7pm. Tickets only $18 - Group rates and special shows available. For tickets and information call (617) 426-1999 or visit http://www.comedysportzboston.com. Audiences Continue reading >>>